Play Dirty

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Ryan L The movie has a lot of action, but no character development and is just your average run around and shoot everyone movie. Knowing the “good guys” will win and right the wrongs. I’d rather have my two hours back than having watched it. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/05/25 Full Review Bob No character was worth caring about. Tons of overdone effects that did not add to the story. The hero was in no way a hero. Shitty writing. Shitty directing. Shitty movie with a ton of money behind it. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/21/25 Full Review Geo B The film is interesting but delusional, the end of the film is very weak Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/23 Full Review delysid d i liked this movie which reminded me of the hill, the wind and the lion, lawrence of arabia and march or die. micheal caine made some OK movies, and some crap too like the bloody swarm Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/17/20 Full Review Audience Member During the North African Campaign in World War II, Captain Douglas (Michael Caine) is a British Petroleum employee seconded to the Royal Engineers to oversee incoming fuel supplies for the British 8th Army. Colonel Masters (Nigel Green) commands a special raiding unit composed of convicted criminals, and after a string of failures he is told by his commander, Brigadier Blore (Harry Andrews), that he must have a regular officer to lead a dangerous last chance mission to destroy an Afrika Korps fuel depot, lest his unit be disbanded. Despite Douglas' objections, he is chosen for his knowledge of oil pipelines and infrastructure. Douglas is then introduced to Cyril Leech (Nigel Davenport), a convicted criminal rescued from prison to lead Masters' operations in the field... "Play Dirty" is a different war movie with touch points of "The Dirty Dozen", however, "Play Dirty" has its own story to tell. The film is set in North Africa during World War II which I haven´t seen many war movies use as a backdrop. That´s a plus for me at least as this setting during World War II has always intrigued me. The film is anarchic, unheroic, ugly, selfish, brutal and not many characters you encounter in the film are very likeable. The film also shows the lack of rules and honour in war, and how war effect it´s participants. Michael Caine as Captain Douglas is not as powerful he usually is if you ask me, but still adds good weight to the film with his aura and presence. I would say that "Play Dirty" feels like a forgotten gem within the genre. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review ashley h Play Dirty is an excellent film. It is about Captain Douglas who is is the British army leader who is ordered to lead a band of mercenaries into the desert. Michael Caine and Nigel Davenport give fantastic performances. The screenplay is well written. Andre De Toth did a great job directing this job. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the adventure and drama. Play Dirty is a must see. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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